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nitrogen cycling patterns

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Volcanic forces may have fueled early marine life, study suggests

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Northumbria University researchers have found nitrogen cycling patterns in ancient rocks preserved in Zimbabwe .

The study suggests ammonium, which is nitrogen in its reduced form, accumulated in the deep waters and was brought into shallow waters by upwelling.

This suggests that large quantities of bioavailable nitrogen in the form of ammonium may have accumulated in ancient oceans due to volcanic activity and fueled the development of life.

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